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Halloween Fun for Kids

By Nina Davidson, About.com

From the Chatfield Corn Maze to Boo at the Zoo, check out fun events for children in the Mile High City. Two haunted houses even offer lights-on tours to keep the ghoulies and ghosties from frightening the kids too badly.

  • Boo at the Zoo
    Saturday, Oct. 31 and Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009
    Denver Zoo
    2300 Steele St.
    From 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., bring your kids in costume to the zoo for trick-or-treats with superheroes such as Spiderman and Catwoman. Zoo admission is $7 for children and $12 for adults.

  • Chatfield Corn Maze
    NOW CLOSED DUE TO WEATHER
    Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield
    8500 Deer Creek Canyon Rd. (Littleton)
    Get lost in an 8-acre corn maze constructed by the botanic gardens staff for a Halloween adventure.
    Open Fri. - Sun. from Sept. 4 - Oct. 31, 2009
    Fri. 4 - 10 p.m.
    Sat. 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
    Sun. 12 noon - 10 p.m.
    Tickets are $5 for children and $10 for adults. Ticket sales end one hour before closing each night. On Oct. 11 and 12, you can also pick your own pumpkin at the Pumpkin Festival at Chatfield for $3 more for adults and $2 more for children.

  • Colorado Haunted History Tours
    Morrison (located 17 miles southwest of Denver)
    Tours offered on selected dates from Oct. 9 - Oct. 31, 2009
    Relive the spirited history of the Wild West with this 1 1/2 hour walking tour through Morrison. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children. Call 1-888-649-3849 for reservations.

  • Elitch Gardens FrightFest
    2000 Elitch Cir.
    Every weekend in October
    Don't miss the haunted processional at dusk for a parade of all the zombies, demons and ghouls in Denver. A slightly less scary path awaits at the Trick-or-Treat trail. Admission is $34.99 for adults and $19.99 for children under 48".

  • Haunted Mansion
    5663 S. Prince St. (Littleton)
    Open Sept. 25 - Nov. 1, 2009
    Haunted Mansion offers a kid's tour with the lights on Sat. and Sun. from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Tickets are $6 for children and adults for the kid's tour.

  • Shriek Manor
    901 E. 10th Ave.
    Open Oct. 17 - Oct. 31, 2009
    Shriek Manor is not a haunted house, but is a free Halloween display with lights, animatronic creatures and special effects.

  • Trick or Treat Street
    Wednesday, Oct. 29 - Friday, Oct. 31, 2009
    The Children's Museum of Denver
    2121 Children's Museum Dr.
    From 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. or 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., bring your kids in costume to the children's museum for trick or treating and a monster-themed carnival. Museum admission is $7.50.

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